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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
That is preposterous Ian. If it’s so clear that I support a colonial past, please quote chapter & verse. Our colonial past is nothing to do with me and you know it. I am pointing out the incompatibility berween the two cultures and the Saudi plot to eventually make us all face east. I have no problem with the other Asian cultures.
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You regularly point out the "good" the British have done in their colonies which, implicitly, validates their presence there. If you disown our colonial past, it would be good to hear that from you.
So, to be clear, you have no problem with Muslim's coming here from our ex-colonies, just the followers of the extreme Wahabi sect?
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Originally Posted by Carth
You do have a point there. If only we could go back 500 years or so and change things eh.
Just think, many of the people now advocating change would still be living in mud huts somewhere, no education, no medicines, no amenities, and free from all racism, persecution and slavery . . . well apart from that which was already going on of course.
The good old US of A wouldn't be much of a super power either, you know, with those bows & arrows fired from horseback.
Yep, pity that our forefathers didn't have the 'insight' to see how wrong they were.
Of course the Romans (and others) aren't completely blameless either, coming over here and giving us straight roads, sewers, baths etc etc . . . the rotters.
Anyway, can't stay, I'm hungry and need to go poach one of the Kings deer and hope I don't get set upon by brigands . . . why is there never a policeman when you want one?
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I am not sure what history books you read but I'd try and get your money back.